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St. Patrick's in St. Louis 2015

4/9/2015

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minna biggs, silhouette, fiddle, eureka springs, fiddle, casey and minna, park basin hotelBasin Park Hotel, one of the venues we tried out
Back in early February, after playing a Mardi Gras party at a retirement home, we were enjoying some spicy gumbo with the staff when our friend TJ sent us a text.  He and his brother Mark invited us to St. Louis to be part of the St. Patrick’s festivities.  We were excited! So excited we locked our keys in the truck!

About a month and a half later we were on our way with a stopover in the charming Ozark mountain village, Eureka Springs.  It’s a cozy spot, with steep curvy streets and springs seeping out everywhere. Tall Victorian buildings with iron balconies are built right into rock walls. The off-season was quiet, even so a handful of buskers strummed hopefully on their guitars here and there.

Where could we play music?  We had seen an enchanting picture of the Blarney Stone online, but that was shut down.  We visited the Pied Piper, and were welcomed. It was an option.  We wandered around asking locals where to play: street painters, merchants, hotel employees, folks walking dogs, waitresses. They all said Chelsea’s.... 



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Aunty Em’s Crispy Bisbee Christmas Tour 2013

12/30/2013

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This Christmas, Casey and I hitched a ride to Bisbee, Arizona. The plan was to visit Aunty Em, a retiree from Las Vegas. Bisbee is a long drive from Oklahoma City. It took three days. Five family members were packed in the car: my parents, son August, and us. On the way we visited Midland TX, Carlsbad Caverns, Las Cruces NM, and Portal AZ, before we reached the old mining town.
Carol Cardoza Anderson, Brian Anderson, Midland Texas, Christmas Dinner, Paper hats, Margaret Biggs, Minna Biggs, Casey Friedman, Minna Biggs, John Biggs, Oklahoma Writer
Festive Family Dinner with Aunt Carol & Uncle Brian Midland TX
Biggs Family, Carlsbad Caverns, Casey Friedman, Minna Biggs
The Biggs Family at the Stupendous Carlsbad Caverns

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St. Louis Fall Break Friendship Tour 2013

11/4/2013

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HonkyTonk StepChild, Minna Biggs, Casey Friedman, St. Louis
Casey and his old high school friend, TJ Minden, had been texting a lot, and fall break was fast approaching. It was the perfect storm for a spontaneous road trip to St. Louis, where TJ lives.  In preparation we sent a barrage of emails to St. Louis venues. McGurks, Gramaphone, and Handlebar all said we were welcome to play. We were hoping to make a splash on the music scene.

We took my son, August, to my parents across town.  He was looking forward to relaxing in their cozy home, while we set out on our impromptu tour. 


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Family Summer Vacation 2013 Estes Park Music and Friends Tour.

10/2/2013

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Casey Friedman, Minna Biggs, Estes Park Colorado, HonkyTonk StepChild, Busking, fiddle
Estes Park, CO is a vacation town in northern Colorado that HonkyTonk StepChild was lucky enough to visit last summer. There were taffy shops on every corner, cafés, T-shirt shops, and amusements galore, plus the Rocky Mountain National Park. Estes hibernates in the winter, so all the locals work double shifts during the summer while tourists swarm the mountain village.

Most of the action happens during the daylight, so we enjoyed ourselves jamming and people-watching on the main drag, Elkhorn Ave. 


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